I think with the reverse crunches when i first did them i had my hand gripping the mat and yesterday i had my hands by my side when i was doing them...That is the plan with the inverted rows is to slowly make my way down..

as for today Day 3 of Insanity! Cardio Power & Resistance Done...falls down dead......

10-15-2010 did both stronglifts and insanity back to back...lucky today was recovery day on insanity so it wasn't quite as insane.I am going to cut back on stronglifts to just twice a week for 60 days while i am doing insanity and i am going to cut out the abs and pushups on stronglifts cause i do enough of them in Insanity.so i am going to do Squats, Deadlifts, Bench Press, Overhead Press, Pull ups & Inverted Rows on the same day twice a week.the site says it will still work just make sure there is about a 2 1.2 - 3 day rest period between workouts but results will be slower.which is fine with me..

decided today to do a hybrid workout of p90x and Insanity.It is becoming a real pain getting up at 3:30 to go to the gym.I am losing sleep and sleep is just as important as working out is.so for the time being i am going to go to the gym on the weekends for swimming and elliptical machines and racquetball and work on my pull ups.

I do plan on returning to the stronglifts workout sometime in the future.But right now overall fitness and cardio is my main goal..

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Haven't posted in awhile, hurt myself at work so was doing just cardio for a couple weeks while my hand healed.Last couple of weeks I got myself a trainer at the gym that i will meet a couple times a month to check measurement, set goals, do a workout, keep me motivated, all the usual stuff.I noticed the last month and a half I started to slack a bit so I took the measure of accountability by getting myself a trainer.I decided to Hold off on stronglifts until the spring and decided to do a three cycle workout per week and go apeshit on the cardio.I think right now i need to pay attention with my core because of my bad posture of being out of shape for so long.And just work on overall stability and take advantage of the snow season coming up, lots of endurance walking/training in the snow.(getting a pair of snowshoes soon)

My weight workout will be something like this.Do this curcuit for about four months, Then start the Bulking! I realize i wont have a lot of muscle to show but for me that is ok because my main goal has always been to be fit overall.I want to be able to run again without my achiles crapping out on me, swim, all the stuff I haven't done since High School.Legs, Abs and CoreChest Shoulders and TricepsBack and Bicep

My cardio Options will be..Insanity Videos ( just doing the videos not in no real order or following the program, at least not yet..too much for my fitness level right now to even try and follow the guidelines)Spinning Biking - Bought this last spring for the sole purpose of keeping myself fit(ter) when winter came about, well it is here.time to get busy!!Cardio Equipment and classes at the Gymand last but not least Snowshoeing/Hiking

with that said here is todays workout and diet

Workout Back and Biceps

Assisted Pull Ups 150x12, 150X10, 165x12

Bicep Curls 20x12, 20x9, 15x12

Assisted Chin Ups 150x12

Hammer Curls 15x10, 15x9

Machine Rows 60x10, 75x12, 75x9, 60x12

Back extension 85x20, 130x20, 150x20

Lat Pulldown 75x12, 75x8, 60x12

Cable Lawnmowers 20x12, 20x12

Cardio

Walking 4.14 miles (to the gym and back) heart rate was constant at about 100-115...also did 10 minutes on the elliptical and kept my heart rate at 130 bpm.didn't go long because i was walking home.

went shopping got some more Quinoa, Oatmeal and Almond Milk..went and walked around the new costco that opened up here yesterday..fell in love with the place so will most likely get a membership, they have alot of organic and vegetarian options compaired to sam's club, so yaya for me...plus they have a breville juicer for $88.00 and a Vitamix blender for $379.00 (i have seen these online for $500.00.)

Diet

7 am Quinoa, blue agave, cinnamon, Almond Milk (note to self, next time only make half a batch of quinoa)806 calories

he is big inspiration for me. 80/10/10 diet is great for detoxification, loosing body fat, bigger energy levels, it is really great. Too bad I do not have access to needed amounts of fresh and ripe fruits, I would go fruitarian at once.

he is big inspiration for me. 80/10/10 diet is great for detoxification, loosing body fat, bigger energy levels, it is really great. Too bad I do not have access to needed amounts of fresh and ripe fruits, I would go fruitarian at once.

I hear yeah..I would really love to live in the southwest usa..i do plan on planting berries in the spring so i can get some fresh fruits

Finishing what i started..yeah right..stepped on the scale this morning for the first time in a month and i gained 10 pounds the last month (204), and that ain't muscle..really pissed at myself right now..Diet has been shit, Working out has been sporadic at best.I am a pacifist at heart but i really want to kick my ass right now.....

anyways went to the gym this morning (first time in a month) and i am starting stronglifts 5x5 back up again, I made a huge mistake last time when i stopped,and I think i am going to add some core filler to the workout.Like today I added some stuff that i saw on a couple Crossfit workout like holding a 45 pound plate over my head and walk around..

Anyways I am going to do a 2-3 day juice fast to clean this shit out and detox myself a bit until new years then it is nothing but Quinoa, Water, Greens, Protein Powder and Fruits...